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Race Video: E46 M3 convertible vs. Audi S5

My friend and I got a chance to do a few pulls during a meet last weekend.. Both cars have exhaust valves. We did several pulls, 2 of which I got on video clearly. Each time were about dead even, nobody really gained. This is a bit of a shock to the Audi community as well as myself. However, the numbers behind each car don't exactly put the S5 ahead by much at all.

Sticky, thanks for promoting it. Definitely a sobering video of how the S5 really stacks up against these cars.

Originally Posted by Sticky

Great vid, I'm surprised a heavy vert did that well, wow. No offense, but the S5 is pretty weak to struggle with a heavy convertible 6 cylinder designed a decade ago.

Agreed, drivetrain loss is the true culprit here though, as weight typically should become a factor during acceleration (from a dig) and cornering. The vert and I are planning to do another round of pulls but with longer run times, because the Audi seemed to have pulled a bit toward the end of each run in this video. The top will be up next time as well. Hopefully I can sneak a coupe in too.

Agreed, drivetrain loss is the true culprit here though, as weight typically should become after during acceleration (from a dig) and cornering. The vert and I are planning to do another round of pulls but with longer run times, because the Audi seemed to have pulled a bit toward the end of each run in this video. The top will be up next time as well. Hopefully I can sneak a coupe in as well

That is what I was going to say, keep the top up next time. Get a coupe to run and really demoralize them

If they had been racing in a blizzard on the north pole, over the carcasses of reindeer (the environment Quattro was designed for), the superior driving dynamics of the Audi would've given it the clear win.

Painful, tell me about it. I use to own an RS4. Great car, good looker, handling, finish:

BUT it was no threat on the roads. I got tired of having the E46M3 with tune and bolt on's eat my lunch. The car was heavy and the DT loss with 4WD was incredible.
It weighed only 200 less than the E60M5.
Dump it in one year and took a MAJOR bath too.